Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Mountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Mountain
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Little Mountain:
- 40.783280, -111.721320
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little Mountain
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Little Mountain is near Summit County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Little Mountain ...
We found five communities that share the name Little Mountain.
There is one other community in Utah which is also named Little Mountain.
Beyond Utah, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Weber County
- This Little Mountain is located in Weber County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Little Mountain that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Little Mountain.
- Weber County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- McDowell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Little Mountain [McDowell County].
- Ohio
- Lake County
- This Little Mountain is located in Lake County and lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Mountain that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Little Mountain.
- South Carolina
- Marlboro County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Little Mountain [Marlboro County].
- Newberry County
- This Little Mountain is located in Newberry County and lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<1> to the east of the Little Mountain that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Little Mountain.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Mountain ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Federal-Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal-Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
- Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Forest Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Salt Lake County
- Fraternity Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraternity Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
- Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Grand View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
- Maple City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
- Merrywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mount Olympus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olympus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
- Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County
- Mount Olympus Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olympus Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Park
- Mount Olympus Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Mountain Top Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top Park
- Mountain Top Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Perrys Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrys Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
- Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Pratts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Spring Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Spring Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Summit Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
- University Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Virginia Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Young Haven Circle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Haven Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle
- Young Haven Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Quad
How Far From Little Mountain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Mountain and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Little Mountain to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,761 miles [12,490.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7833, Longitude: -111.7213 In this case, the coordinates for Little Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Little Mountain could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Little Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.793 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.332 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.667 degrees. |